Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

After breakfast, the Chen hour was almost over.

Di Renjie and Li Cunxi got on the carriage, while Di Chun, Li Yuanfang, Ma Rong and Lu Dayou followed on horseback.

When they arrived at the Chang'an County Government Office, they ran into Xiao Qingfang who was already waiting there.

When seeing Qiao Tai off, Li Cunxi and Xiao Qingfang met once.

It turned out that Xiao Qingfang came to look for Di Renjie. After giving Di Renjie two passes, he told him that they would meet at the county government office around 9:00 p.m., and then went to the Prince of Wei's Mansion.

"General Xiao."

Li Cunxi cupped his hands, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at the armor on Xiao Qingfang.

"Lord Di, the Minister of Justice!"

Xiao Qingfang walked forward and bowed in return.

"Where is the King of Wei? Why haven't we seen him yet?" Di Renjie asked.

"It is said that the King of Wei's youngest daughter, Wu Yuanhui, is ill. The King of Wei has decided to look after his daughter and will come here under the protection of General Hu."

"I see. No wonder I haven't seen Jinghui yet."

Di Renjie was no longer surprised by Wu Chengsi's behavior of neglecting official duties for the sake of his family.

This was Wu Chengsi's usual character. Even if Wu Chengsi didn't come to the county government office the whole day, Di Renjie had no choice but to investigate the case quietly on his own and not say a word against Wu Chengsi.

What's more, Wu Chengsi had to take care of not someone else, but his young daughter Wu Yuanhui. Speaking of Wu Chengsi's young daughter Wu Yuanhui, she was another little brat full of tragedy.

However, the girl was not saved by Di Renjie, so he was forgotten about.

"Come in and have some tea, Lord Di. County Magistrate Chen is still busy with official business. I'm afraid he can't receive us."

"It's rare that he can still handle official business after such a big incident. He is a good official. Among the disciples of King Liang, only he can be considered capable. The rest are mostly flatterers."

As the crowd chatted, they entered the county government office, only to see Chen Ya still concentrating on handling official business in the courtroom, while the legal advisor beside him and the yamen runners below were all dozing off.

Since the Xue Mansion massacre, the crime rate in Chang'an has dropped a lot. There are no more quarrels between neighbors, no more shrews swearing in the streets, fewer fights, and almost no fighting. There are no more arguments that go to court, and Chen Ya feels relieved.

However, Chen Ya still handled all official business in the lobby as he did before, for fear that someone would come to file a complaint and he would not be able to stand up immediately to seek justice for the vast majority of working people.

Even though he was facing suspension and investigation, Chen Ya handled all his official duties conscientiously and meticulously, and he didn't even notice that someone had walked into the court and was standing less than three meters away from him. The yamen runners and the lawyer next to Chen Ya had long lost their sleepiness. They stared with their eyes wide open and dared not say a word, hoping that Chen Ya would occasionally look up and take a look at Di Renjie, Xiao Qingfang and others standing not far away.

After finishing all the official business at hand, Chen Ya breathed a sigh of relief and said with his head down:

"Bring me some more official business. When I first came here, a lot of official business was squeezed out. After I leave, the next official who comes here can't be the same as when I first arrived."

The master couldn't hold it in any longer and whispered:

"Sir, please raise your head for once. Elder Di and the others have been standing here for half an hour."

Chen Ya seemed to have just noticed it. He glanced at his master in confusion, and then, following the master's eye signal, looked at the people in the court.

He still recognized the faces of Di Renjie and others. Chen Ya took a deep breath, hurriedly left his seat, and said:

"Your humble servant Chen Ya pays respects to Lord Di and General Xiao. I didn't know Lord Di and General Xiao were here, and I didn't come to greet them. I'm really blind."

Di Renjie smiled and waved his hands, saying admiringly:

"Mr. Chen is so absorbed in reviewing official documents that even though we are in the court, we cannot disturb him. Since the King of Wei has not arrived yet, we will wait here."

"I thought that County Magistrate Chen would be like the other county magistrates I have seen, just looking at a few official documents and then leaving them alone. I didn't expect that the county magistrate would be so dedicated and conscientious. He is truly a role model for county magistrates all over the world."

Chen Ya sighed and said helplessly:

"I am just trying my best to save some energy for future officials. You gentlemen must be here to check the bodies of the people in Xue Mansion. Please follow me and I will take you to check it out."

Di Renjie shook his head and said slowly:

"Why don't we go to the second hall to have some tea and rest our feet first? I am quite curious about County Magistrate Chen. With County Magistrate Chen's talent, how could he become a disciple of King Liang?"

When Chen Ya heard Di Renjie talking about this matter, he looked up helplessly, was silent for a while, and sighed heavily.

"If we talk about this matter, it was King Liang who helped me." Chen Ya said with regret, "Speaking of which, if we talk about Guandong Mountain 20 years ago, it was particularly cold that year."

Li Cunxi, who was following Di Renjie, was stunned when he heard this.

His eyes involuntarily turned to Yan Shuangying next to him, oh no, it was Li Yuanfang.

Isn’t Guandong Mountain Li Yuanfang’s hometown in his next life? The only best student to come out of Guandong Mountain Military Academy is Yan Shuangying in his next life.

However, at this moment Yan Shuangying obviously did not realize that he would be Chen Ya's fellow villager in the next life, and he was still slacking off happily.

Yan Shuangying didn't seem to be very interested in Chen Ya's story. He slacked off while following in the direction of the second hall.

Chen Ya was still talking about his past in Guandong Mountain. In his opinion, Guandong Mountain was a very cold place. His parents and sister were all killed by bandits. In order to seek revenge, he participated in the imperial examination and became the top scorer in the third year of Yifeng.

Li Cunxi calculated the time and found that the top scholar in the third year of Yifeng, that is, in 678 AD, was three years earlier than the top scholar in the first year of Kaiyao of Zeng Tai, that is, in 681 AD.

Three years earlier, he was already the fifth-rank magistrate of Chang'an County. No wonder it was said that it was Prince Liang who made it possible for him. If it weren't for Prince Liang, I'm afraid Chen Ya would not be much stronger than Zeng Tai.

Chen Ya was still telling his past, and everyone listened to the story and came to the second hall to sit down.

Several servants brewed some tea and brought it over, while Chen Ya was still telling his horrific story.

Li Cunxi listened attentively and connected the two together.

Twenty years ago, Chen Ya's family was killed by bandits in Guandong Mountain. Fourteen years ago, in the imperial examination, Chen Ya won the first place, but because he had no one in the court, he went to Yangzhou to be a county magistrate. As a county magistrate, Chen Ya was naturally eager to find out the whereabouts of the bandits who killed his family. Thirteen years ago in the summer, the people who were sent to find the whereabouts of the bandits came back and said that the bandits had died at the hands of their enemies.

After that, Chen Ya began to experience ups and downs in officialdom. He still remembered the Yangzhou of old times, where there was no Iron Hand Group and no bosses who did harm to people.

Apart from his low official position, Chen Ya lived a very happy life.